The lawsuits are the first coordinated effort by plaintiffs to extract damages for the claimed health effects from the burn pits. The military has acknowledged the concerns but said its own test ...

Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of second-hand smoke because their lungs and immune systems are still developing. Babies exposed to SHS before or after birth are at a higher ...

"Our findings highlight the importance of tackling risky health behaviours, such as smoking, heavy drinking and physical inactivity, as early as possible to prevent the damage they do to from ...

MCCLURE, Ill. (KFVS) - A late-night fire destroys a three-story building in McClure, Illinois. Crews were called around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4 to a building fire on the 37000 block of ...

COLONA, Ill. — Over the past two weeks ... Three firefighters from Elizabeth, Illinois, who were injured responding to a grass fire Tuesday night, are still in the hospital but are in stable ...

"Once we get some green material in the ground then we can take the fire ban off." Junop said he hopes everyone can be considerate of the ban as long as it is in effect. "Some people don't like ...